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low·er1

lower1

 
 
pronunciation:
lo r
parts of speech:
verb, adjective
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part of speech: verb
inflections: lowers, lowering, lowered
definition 1: When you lower something, you move it down to the ground or down toward the ground. Sometimes when you lower something, you move it so that it is below something else or below where it was before.
I lowered my cat onto the floor after she didn't want to be held anymore.The men lowered the truck off of the ship.The poster was too high on my wall, so I lowered it.
antonyms:
lift, raise
similar words:
descend, dip, drop, sink
definition 2: If you lower something, you make it less than it was before. When a shop lowers its prices, it means that the shop makes their prices less than before.
The store lowered the price of their candy after Halloween.
synonyms:
decrease, lessen, reduce
antonyms:
increase
similar words:
abbreviate, cut, shorten
definition 3: When you lower the sound of something, you make it less loud.
Scarlet lowered her voice while she told her friend her secret.Erin's mom lowered the radio so she could hear better on the phone.
antonyms:
turn up
similar words:
decrease, dim, quiet, soften, turn down
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: If one thing is lower than another, it is below it. It is not as high when compared with the other thing. If something is lower than it was before, its position or degree is not as high as it was before. It is somewhat down.
One painting is lower on the wall than the other one.Ella's temperature is lower than it was yesterday, so she's feeling a little better.A captain is lower in rank than a major.Because Kevin is new at his job, his pay is lower than what the other workers make.
antonyms:
higher, senior
similar words:
decreased, reduced, secondary
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